The following “What We’re Reading” collection is a compilation of recent articles making headlines in HIV and TB news. “Facts” vaginal tenofovir gel study set to launch: The Follow-on African Consortium for Tenofoivr Studies (Facts) study is set to launch in South Africa, following up on the Caprisa 004 trial that found a 59 percent […]
HIV
The goals of controlling HIV sound like a straight forward series of three consecutive steps, one following another, when discussed in global and domestic epidemic-ending plans. […]
Tuberculosis
The announcement Wednesday of U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of pretomanid, a new tuberculosis drug that has been part of a ground-breaking treatment regimen against […]
Research & Development
A randomized, multi-country clinical trial testing a regimen for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis in less than a year against the up to two-year regimen recommended by the […]
Policy
Haiti already faced a daunting path to recovery in the wake of the catastrophic 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of its capital city, with devastating damage […]